Nancy Wilson - Hurt So Bad

RIP NANCY WILSON

Nancy Wilson - I Can't Make You Love Me

Nancy Wilson wasn't just a "singer." She was a song stylist.  The way she'd ebb and flow over the melodies, clinging certain notes, whisking away at others, easing in to a lyric... all effortless, skilled, ...timeless.  Rest in Paradise.

GRAMMY WATCH – New Age and Jazz Music Categories: My Picks and Predictions

Here are my picks and predictions in the New Age and Jazz music categories for The 58^th Annual Grammy Awards.

Best New Age Album
• Grace
      Paul Avgerinos
      [Round Sky Music]

• Bhakti Without Borders
      Madi Das
      [Kuli Mela]

• Voyager
      Catherine Duc
      [MG Music Ltd]

• Love
      Peter Kater
      [Mysterium Music]

• Asia Beauty
      Ron Korb
      [Humbledragon]

My Pick and Prediction: LOVE

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Best Improvised Jazz Solo
• Giant Steps
      Joey Alexander, soloist
      Track from: My Favorite Things
      [Motema Music]

• Cherokee
      Christian McBride, soloist
      Track from: Live At The Village Vanguard (Christian McBride Trio)
      [Mack Avenue Records]

• Arbiters Of Evolution
      Donny McCaslin, soloist
      Track from: The Thompson Fields (Maria Schneider Orchestra)
      [ArtistShare]

• Friend Or Foe
      Joshua Redman, soloist
      Track from: The Bad Plus Joshua Redman (The Bad Plus Joshua Redman)
      [Nonesuch]

• Past Present
      John Scofield, soloist
      Track from: Past Present
      [Impulse!]

My Pick and Prediction: FRIEND OR FOE

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Best Jazz Vocal Album
• Many A New Day: Karrin Allyson Sings Rodgers & Hammerstein
      Karrin Allyson
      [Motema Music]

• Find A Heart
      Denise Donatelli
      [Savant Records]

• Flirting With Disaster
      Lorraine Feather
      [Jazzed Media]

• Jamison
      Jamison Ross
      [Concord Jazz]

• For One To Love
      Cécile McLorin Salvant
      [Mack Avenue Records]

My Pick: MANY A NEW DAY: KARRIN ALLYSON SINGS RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN

My Prediction: FOR ONE TO LOVE

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Best Jazz Instrumental Album
• My Favorite Things
      Joey Alexander
      [Motema Music]

• Breathless
      Terence Blanchard Featuring The E-Collective
      [Blue Note Records]

• Covered: Recorded Live At Capitol Studios
      Robert Glasper & The Robert Glasper Trio
      [Blue Note Records]

• Beautiful Life
      Jimmy Greene
      [Mack Avenue Records]

• Past Present
      John Scofield
      [Impulse!]

My Pick and Prediction: BREATHLESS

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Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
• Lines Of Color
      Gil Evans Project
      [Blue Note/ArtistShare]

• Köln
      Marshall Gilkes & WDR Big Band
      [Alternate Side Records]

• Cuba: The Conversation Continues
      Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra
      [Motema Music]

• The Thompson Fields
      Maria Schneider Orchestra
      [ArtistShare]

• Home Suite Home
      Patrick Williams
      [BFM Jazz]

My Pick: THE THOMPSON FIELDS

My Prediction: CUBA: THE CONVERSATION CONTINUES

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Best Latin Jazz Album
• Made In Brazil
      Eliane Elias
      [Concord Jazz]

• Impromptu
      The Rodriguez Brothers
      [Criss Cross Jazz]

• Suite Caminos
      Gonzalo Rubalcaba
      [5Passion]

• Intercambio
      Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet
      [Patois Records]

• Identities Are Changeable
      Miguel Zenón
      [Miel Music]

My Pick & Prediction: MADE IN BRAZIL

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GRAMMY WATCH - New Age & Jazz Music Categories

My pre- Grammy Award coverage gets jazzed up! Ha. Some fine, fabulous and beloved artists are always in these categories. Again, very competitive this year, but with all the veteran musicians in this field of music, I would expect nothing less. So, grab a nice glass of wine and check out some of these recordings - and chill out!

Best New Age Album

Kitaro's music is just about as close to heaven one can get, musically.

My Pick & Prediction: SACRED JOURNEY OF KU-KAI, VOLUME 4 - Kitaro

[Domo Records] (pictured, CREDIT TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER)

Best Contemporary Jazz Album

My Pick & Prediction: THE STANLEY CLARKE BAND - The Stanley Clarke Band

[Heads Up International]

FYI - Jeff Lorber Fusion may give Stanley a run for his money though.

Best Jazz Vocal Album

My Pick & Prediction: ELEANORA FAGAN (1915-1959): TO BILLIE WITH LOVE

FROM DEE DEE - Dee Dee Bridgewater [Emarcy]

Ms. Bridgewater has kinda owned this category in recent years, after many years of being nominated without wins. Now that she has been winning, I think she has this one in the bag - and deservedly so.

Best Improvised Jazz Solo

What a battle we are in for! Just sayin'.

My Pick: A CHANGE IS GONNA COME - Herbie Hancock, soloist Track from: The Imagine Project [Hancock Records]

My Prediction: VAN GOGH - Wynton Marsalis, soloist Track from: Portrait In Seven Shades (Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra) [Jazz At Lincoln Center]

Best Jazz Instrumental Album, Individual or Group

My Pick & Prediction: MOODY 4B - James Moody [IPO Recordings]

Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album

My Pick & Prediction: 54 - Metropole Orkest, John Scofield & Vince Mendoza

[Emarcy/Universal]

Best Latin Jazz Album

My Pick & Prediction: CHUCHO'S STEPS - Chucho Valdés And The Afro-Cuban Messengers

[Four Quarters Entertainment]

The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be telecast live on Sunday, February 13, 2011 on CBS at 8pm, EST. For complete coverage and a full list of nominees, please visit the Grammy website.